Protector for toilet srats



c. T. GROVE.

PROTECTOR FOR TOILET SEATS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7, 1921.

1,411,085, Patented Mar. 28,1922.

gvwentoz CHARLES '1. GROVE, OI LIVINGSTON, MONTANA.

rnornc'ron ron TOILET sm'rs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

Application filed October 7, 1921. Serial No. 508,048.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. Grove, a citizen of the United States, residing at Livingston, in the county of Park nd State of Montana, have invented oerta' new and useful Improvements in a Protector for Toilet Seats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

The use of public toilets is attended with great risk because of sanitary and unclean to infection.

conditions and the liability This applies equally well to the use of toilets in oflice buildings, hotels, boarding and rooming houses and in fact to toilets generally.

The present invention provides a cover for the seat which may be used by the individual' and placed in position prior to use of the toilet and subsequently discarded and which will ffectually guard against unsanii'tariy and infectious conditions.

e invention consists of a cover made to conform to the usual seat and having its outer edge portion crimped to engage the outer edg of the seat and having its inner edge provided with tongues to engage the inner edge of the seat, and having a for?- wardly extending flap adapted to fold over the cover and seat and project downwardly into the front rtion of the bowl to guard against and efiegtually prevent any part of the person from coming into contact with the bowl, said flap interlocking at its opposite edges with adjacent tongues.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part of the specification,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a toilet seat cover embodying the invention, the dotted lines showing the flap, tongues and crimped edge extended,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on th line a'w of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line y y of F igure'l looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 4 is a detail view showing more clear y the interlocking engagement between the flap and one of the tongues.

(lorresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several viewsofsthe drawing by like reference characters.-

The sheet cover or protector 1 may consist I q of any suitable sheet material, paper being preferred. The cover conforms approxlmately to the outline of the seat for which it is intended and its outer edge portion is crimped as indicated at 2 to engage the outer edge of the seat and its inner edge is provided with a plurality of depending tongues 3 to engage th inner edge of the seat. A flap 4 forms part of the cover or protector and is disposed at the front thereof and in practice is adapted to be folded so as to extend over the cover and across the inner edge thereof to occupy a endent position within th upper forward portion of the bowl to form a guard and prevent contact of the person therewith. The flap 4 tapers throughout its length and is relatively narrow at its juncture with the cover or protector so as to fold readily when adjusted into operative position. Th end of the flap 4 is made rounded and extensions'5 are provided at opposite sides to engage under adjacent tongues 3 whereby to retain' the. flap in prpper position.

aving thus described I claim iSt- 1. A toilet seat cover or protector havin a depending ortion at its inner edge an a depending ap to extend downwardl in the upper front portion of the bowl to orm a guard and havin interlocking engagement with the inner depending edge portion, 2; A toilet seat cover or protector having a depending inner edge portion and a flap to extend downwardly into the upper front portion of the bowl to form a guard and having side extensions to interlock with the depending inner edge portion of the cover. 3. A toilet seat cover or protector having a forwardly extending flap adapted to fold over the cover and downwardly across the inner ends thereof to extend into the upper front portion of the bowl and form a guard. 4. A- toilet seat cover or protector having depending tongues at its inner edge and a g y i,41i,086

flap adapted to extend downwardly into the upper front portion of th bowl and having 10 fold over the cover and downwardly across the inner edge thereof and have the side extensiom underlap adjacent tongues which serve to hold the flap in osition.

In testimony whereof afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES T. GROVE.

Witnesses:

J. F. Known, W. W. GRANNIS. 

